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Galaxina-the-Seedrian: Glad you're liking where it's going! XD Had to look up videos to know who some scenes go...

Read-a-holic2200: I love the Phantom too! XD Thanks!

MeWantACookie: Yes the music box is different, it isn't his monkey one. :D

Sierra-275: Oh my... o_o thanks for the gas gun. It was helpful XDD

Michi41: Lol... I hate doing this to Phineas, but what choice to I have? lol XD

WordNerb93: Well sorry you're not going to like this, but it is a really great story. :) Glad you're still going to read it.

Hard Coaster: Thanks for pointing that out :D lol I do that sometimes...

Nevermore8: I do too... but he gest better at the end.

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Isabella gasped when she saw the Phantom standing in the doorway of the balcony. His cape flowed lightly in the wind as he stood in place, staring at her. She shook her head slightly and felt her knees give way. The Phantom watched as she fainted and darted over to her. He picked up her limp body bridal style and walked over to the chair to set her down.

Once he placed her down, he backed off a few steps. His eyes traced over her face… in his eyes, she hasn't even aged a day. Her beauty still shined above any other woman he has ever seen. He took a few steps towards her again and knelt down beside her. He went to stroke her face with his hand, when her eyes started to flutter open.

When she saw him, her eyes snapped all the way open and she gasped in horror. He held his hand out to her and shook her head, showing her he meant no harm at all.

She breathed out heavily and slightly shook her head, 'I should have know that you'd be here, I should have known it all along. This whole arrangement bears your stamp; you're in each measure of that song…'

He shook his head and went to touch her face, when she smacked his hand away and stood up. She turned away and spat out in disgust, 'How dare you try and claim me now? How dare you come invade my life?'

He pointed at her and spoke, 'If you could know the pain I've known. Then you would know I had no choice…'

He held a hand to his heart, before holding his hand out to her again, singing sweetly, 'Oh Isabella, my Isabella-'

She shoved his hand away and looked down at the ground, 'Your Isabella? I was yours one brief night long ago…' she walked past him continuing to sing, 'Long ago, with a man that I no longer know…'

He strode over to her and stood behind her, putting his hands on her shoulders, 'Ah Isabella… you came and found where I hid, don't you deny that you did, that long ago night…'

She trembled slightly at the thought. 'That night...'

The Phantom kept his hands on her shoulders and looked into the distance, recalling that night they were speaking of…

'Once there was a night beneath a moonless sky
Too dark to see a thing, too dark to even try.'

Isabella pulled away from him and walked back over to the chair. She sat back down and looked away from him,

'I strode to your side, to tell you I must go
I couldn't see your face, but sensed you even so
And I touched you…'

The Phantom sat as well and closed his eyes, 'And I felt you…'

They both sang in unison, 'And I heard those ravishing refrains.'

Isabella held her hand to her heart, 'The music of your pulse.'

The Phantom looked over at her, 'The singing in your veins.'

'I held you.'

'And I touched you.'

'And embraced you.'

'And I felt you.'

They took a breath and sang in unison again, 'And with every breath and every sigh…'

Isabella turned to face him, 'I felt no longer scared.'

The Phantom looked back at her, 'I felt no longer shy.'

The Phantom stood and knelt over beside her and sang at the same moment,

'At last our feelings bared.
Beneath a moonless sky…'

She looked into his eyes and sang sweetly,

'And blind in the dark, as soul gazed into soul;
I looked into your heart and saw you pure and whole.'

When the Phantom felt her hand touch his hair, he grasped her hand in between his and sang,

'Cloaked under the night, with nothing to suppress
A woman and a man, no more and yet no less
And I kissed you!'

Isabella looked deeply into his eyes, 'And caressed you.'

They both stared passionately at each other and sang together,

'And the world around us fell away.
We said things in the dark, we never dare to say.'

The Phantom stood, bringing Isabella up with him, 'And I caught you!'

Isabella nodded breathlessly, 'And I kissed you!'

'And I took you!'

'And caressed you!'

They grasped each other and stared in each other eyes as they sang,

'With a need too urgent to deny
As nothing mattered then, except for you and I
Again and then again, beneath a moonless sky!'

When they paused, their lips were mere inches away. When Isabella's hand traveled up to his masked face, the Phantom turned away from her an sand sadly,

'And when it was done, before the sun could rise
Ashamed of what I was, afraid to see your eyes
I stood while you slept and whispered a good-bye
And slipped into the dark beneath a moonless sky…'

Isabella looked sad as she shook her head and sang out desperately,

'And I loved you, yes, I loved you!

I'd have followed anywhere you led
I woke to swear my love, and found you gone instead!'

The Phantom looked surprised at this. He smiled slightly and sang out, 'And I loved you!'

Isabella nodded and held unto his coat, 'I loved you!'

'And I left you!'

'How I loved you!'

'And I had to, both of us knew why!'

'We both knew why!'

He held her close and sang with her,

'And yet I won't regret from now until I die,
A night I can't forget beneath a moonless sky!'

The Phantom stood and leaned in closer to her, 'And now...'

Isabella pulled back away from him, 'How can you talk of now? For us...' She glanced over her shoulder and remarked angrily, '…there is no now.'

She walked away from him and made her way to the balcony. He followed close behind and stood in the doorway. She gripped the railing and stared off into the darkness, singing out to him,

'Once upon another time
Our story had only begun
You chose to turn the page
And I made choices too.'

She looked back over at him, still gripping the railing,

'Once upon that other time
We did what we thought
Must be done
And now we have no choice
We do what we must do
We love, we live
We give what we can give
And take what little we deserve.'

He approached her and laid a hand on her shoulder. He looked beyond her and began to sing,

'Once upon another time
I knew how our story would end
And maybe I was wrong
But now the moment's gone
Were it still that other time
I'd make time itself
Somehow bend
But now I'm not that strong
And time keeps moving on…'

They took a deep breath and began to sing together,

'We love, we live
We give what we can give
And take what little we deserve
We love, we live
We give what we can give
And take what little we deserve
Once upon another time!'

The Phantom stepped away from her and rested his arm on the outside wall. He closed his eyes tight and opened them as he let go of the wall and turned to look at Isabella, 'Ten long years of yearning, years of dreaming of this moment. When that miracle, that purest instrument plays for me just fleetingly.' She turned to face and looked confused. He continued, but he took a step backwards, 'Lays the ghost which tortures me… tortures me. Ah Isabella…'

She shook her head slightly, but he held out his arms and nodded, "I know what Hammerstein is paying you. I will double the amount for just one nights work, here… in my concert hall."

Isabella shook her head frantically, "No…"

He pleaded some more, "Just one night, Isabella… one song. That is all I ask of-"

She looked angrily at him, 'Why should I? For ten years you've led me to believe tat you were dead! And now you lure us here and expect me to do your bidding… submit to you again." She looked back up at him and shook her head, "I won't do it… I owe you nothing!"

She turned away from him to retreat inside, when Anthony came running out and flung his arms around her, 'Mother please I'm scared! What a dream, an awful dream! Someone strange and mad! Seething me and drowning me!'

Isabella shushed him and rubbed his back, "Anthony it's alright now…" she looked up at the Phantom, who was watching this scene curiously. She smiled slightly and looked a her son, "Come and meet a friend of mine…'

She turned Anthony around, and the young boy looked up at the Phantom. The Phantom spread his arms and smiled, "Welcome to my world, my friend."

Anthony tilted his head, "Your world…"

Isabella nodded, "Anthony this is Mr. F."

Anthony smiled wide at the Phantom, "This place… is yours?"

The Phantom nodded and motioned all around, 'Every inch of it. Tell me where you'd like to go, tell me what you'd want to see. I can grant any wish.'

Anthony approached him, 'Could you show me, if you please… all the island's mysteries. All that's strange and wild and dark! In the shadows of the past?'

The Phantom laughed and ruffled the young boy's head, "You shall see it all tomorrow, I promise."

Isabella smiled and took her son's hand, "Back to sleep now, Anthony."

Anthony nodded and followed his mother back inside. When he turned to say goodnight to the Phantom, he noticed that somehow the man had disappeared. Anthony now wondered about this man. Who was he really? What mysteries does he hide? What was really under that mask?

Isabella seemed happy now that she sees her son happy. Just seeing his eyes light up when the Phantom promised to take him for a tour, made her heart soar. She couldn't bear take that away from him now… looks like they'll have no choice but to stay for a couple of days….

Ooooh... it thickens! XDDD

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